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Clifford Chance

Clifford Chance
Francis R. Monaco

Francis R. Monaco

Partner

Partner
Francis R. Monaco

Monaco has more than 26 years of experience helping insurance and reinsurance companies across the spectrum of transactional and regulatory matters, including mergers and acquisitions, life and annuity closed blocks, the acquisition of property and casualty (P&C) runoff portfolios and discontinued insurance businesses.

Frank advises asset managers on reinsurance and other transactions with insurers and reinsurers. He works with life insurers, reinsurers and lenders on reserve financing transactions, including work-outs and restructurings; and has advised financial guaranty and mortgage guaranty monoline insurers on product development, policy drafting and reinsurance matters. Frank also holds expertise in advising on insurance holding company laws, legal investment questions, formation and licensing matters and the insurance law aspects of the Dodd-Frank Act.

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Career and qualifications

  • Trinity College, 1991
  • Fordham University School of Law (J.D) 1996
  • Admitted as an Attorney at Law in New York 1997
  • Joined Clifford Chace as Partner 2023

Awards and citations

  • “Frank Monaco is the most responsive, thoughtful, knowledgeable reinsurance counsel I have dealt with in over 40 years in the reinsurance business. Very client focused, skilled
    negotiator.”
    Legal 500, 2022
  • Recognized in Best Lawyers
    Insurance Law (2021-2023)
  • America's Leading Lawyers for Business as a leading insurance lawyer
    Chambers USA : New York (2016-2022)
  • Recognized as an Acritas Star, where clients recommend him for "business acumen" and his "knowledge base, responsiveness [and] practical approach to very complicated regulatory and transactional issues."